This critical review discusses specific preparation and characterization methods applied to
hybrid materials consisting of π-conjugated polymers (or oligomers) and semiconductor …

Achieving efficient solar energy conversion at both large scale and low cost is among the
most important technological challenges for the near future. The present volume describes …

We study photoinduced electron transfer from derivatives of poly (p-phenylenevinylene)(
PPV) and nanocrystals of cadmium selenide via photoluminescence (PL) quenching and …

Conjugated polymers are used increasingly for the fabrication of electronic and
optoelectronic devices like light emitting diodes (LEDs) and photovoltaic (PV) elements. A …

The synthesis of a homologous series of oligo (p-phenylene vinylene)-fulleropyrrolidines
(OPV n-C60, n= 1− 4, where n is the number of phenyl rings) is described. The …

Photoinduced electron transfer from π-conjugated polymers, in particular derivatives of poly
(p-phenylenevinylene) s (PPVs) and polythiophenes (PTs)(as a donor), to nanocrystalline …

We report the simultaneous observation of geminate and nongeminate triplet-triplet
annihilation in a solution-processable small molecule TIPS-tetracene undergoing singlet …

The excited state properties of a series of α, ω-dimethyl-oligo {2, 5-bis [2-(S)-methylbutoxy]-p-
phenylene vinylene} s (OPV ns, with n the number phenyl rings) are investigated for n= 2–7 …

Photoinduced absorption (PIA) spectroscopy was used to investigate dye-sensitized
electrodes and solar cells under illumination conditions comparable to sunlight. In the …

A power conversion efficiency of 3.4% with an open-circuit voltage of 1 V was recently
demonstrated in a thin film solar cell utilizing fullerene C 60 as acceptor and a new acceptor …